The Government of India has established NITI Aayog to replace the

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2015 Prelims]

(a) Human Rights Commission

(b) Finance Commission

(c) Law Commission

(d) Planning Commission


Answer: (d)        

Explanation:

NITI Aayog –

  • It was established on 1 January 2015, as the successor to the Planning Commission.
  • It was created by an executive resolution of the Government of India.
  • It is neither a constitutional body nor a statutory body.
  • It is a Think Tank of the Government of India providing both directional and policy inputs.
  • It is shaped by a ‘bottom-up’ approach rather than ‘top-down’ approach.
  • It is working on the principle of cooperative federalism and developing strategies with the active involvement of states.
  • It was established with the aim to achieve sustainable development goals.
  • It fosters the involvement of State Governments in the economic policy-making process using a bottom-up approach.
  • It envisages the vision of Maximum Governance, Minimum Government, echoing the spirit of ‘Cooperative Federalism’.

Consider the following statements:                                                                   The Parliament of India can place a particular law in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India. The validity of a law placed in the Ninth Schedule cannot be examined by any court and no judgement can be made on it. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Consider the following statements:                                                         The Parliament of India can place a particular law in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India. The validity of a law placed in the Ninth Schedule cannot be examined by any court and no judgement can be made on it. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:                                               

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